Protestant Identity and Peace in Northern Ireland [electronic resource] /
Spencer, Graham.author.
Based on interview material with a wide range of Protestant clergy in Northern Ireland, this book examines how Protestant identity impacts on the possibility of peace and stability and argues for greater involvement by the Protestant churches in the transition from conflict to a 'post-conflict' Northern Ireland.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Protestant History and Imagination; 2 Evangelicalism, Presbyterianism and Protestant Church Identity in Northern Ireland; 3 Dealing with Peace through Forgiveness and Reconciliation; 4 Catholic Perspectives; 5 Ecumenism: A Case Study of the Inter-Church Group on Faith and Politics; 6 Christianity in a 'Post-Conflict' Northern Ireland; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Based on interview material with a wide range of Protestant clergy in Northern Ireland, this book examines how Protestant identity impacts on the possibility of peace and stability and argues for greater involvement by the Protestant churches in the transition from conflict to a 'post-conflict' Northern Ireland.
International relations.
Religion and sociology.
Great Britain—History.
Great Britain—Politics and government.
Sociology, Urban.
Protestantism.
International Relations.
Sociology of Religion.
History of Britain and Ireland.
British Politics.
Urban Studies/Sociology.
Protestantism and Lutheranism.